This page carries details of operating awards notified to your columnist. I cannot guarantee how effectively the various sponsors will deal with your claims, but a good general rule is that awards sponsored by national societies and major DX and contest clubs are handled well, whereas local clubs can be somewhat variable as committees change their composition, etc.
New: Jubilee certificate from HB0 Liechtenstein
All Africa Award - posted January 2007
RSGB Commonwealth Century Club Special 70th Award
This new award is a special promotion to coincide with the 70th Anniversary of the RSGB Commonwealth (formerly BERU) Contest and the inaugural Commonwealth Team Competition. It will represent one of the most challenging annual award programmes. It is available for the year 2007 only.
It may be claimed by any licensed radio amateur having contacted a minimum of 70 (Seventy) Commonwealth Call Areas on the current list between 0001 UTC 1st January 2007 and 2359 UTC 31st December 2007.
Full details of how to apply and a useful checklist are available at :-
No QSL cards are required and the award is made to the operator and not the callsign thus encouraging those who undertake DXpeditions to apply.
Pope Jean Paul II - DXSpeditioner of Peace award
Antarctica Award (Mediterraneo DX Club)
Bavarian Contest Club Jubilee Award
EU enlargement and Europe Day - various awards
Euro 2004 (Soccer Tournament) Awards
MDXC (Mediterraneo DX Club) Members Trophy
Republic of Ecuador, Equatorial Line Diploma
Multi-Band Emission DX Award (Japan)